You have to go talk to people and influence them.”

“What really matters is that you hit the damn ball. “The cable is just the follow-through on the stroke,” he explained.

The #Twitterfication of Political and Economic ReportingĪ senior officer of the old school-and four-time ambassador-once told me that diplomacy was like playing tennis.Political Reporting: Then and Now-and Looking Ahead.The Three Amigos: South Korea, Colombia and Panama Trade Agreements.Bring in the Noise: Using Digital Technology to Promote Peace and Security.Here is a selection of the responses we received. We asked five questions to spur discussion: What is the state of State Department political and economic reporting today? Can you provide recent (unclassified) examples of how reporting affected policy or led to a change in operations? What is the impact of the vast and instantaneous flow of information in today’s digital age on political and economic reporting (and are embassy reporting methods changing as a result)? What impediments to reporting-technological, physical access or process-have you encountered, and what would be your proposed remedy? Do today’s promotion boards give too much or too little weight to reporting and analysis versus other skills (e.g., management of people and resources)? The Journal invited AFSA members to share their perspectives on this important topic. Publications & Outreach > Publications > FSJ - July/August 2014 > A Selection of Views from Practitioners

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